The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-09

the TOP of tn. market for our cotton-that
means from i to y cent per pound more imam
we have hccn getting heretofore.
| | will cite one instance. guano agent at
Easlcy was ordered by his company TO sell
| what cotton he had on hand ana remit lheni
| the money. He lad ten bales ana instead oI
selling ut ElSlcy he hired u hanicG 10 iie,, "
| mont, twelve miles distant for ST. Soid ~ 10
| the factory and realized seventeen doiIilTs
profil.-onc dollar and seventy cents per Dalc
more for it than he would have received III
| EaScy. .,,.
! II does seem to me that our people fail 10
see that our agricultural prosperity must de.
pend in a great measure upon nome hi;lLhs' ,',t
| for its principal support. Whcn olher inuus.
| tries are thriving this will receive the most
benefit. ~
We have the Northern States as an exam
! pie. II WAS not only the spirit OIL ncr peopie
| That built up her waste places but 1t was thelr
| lindomitable will and perseverance with de-
termination TO lead the manufacturing INDUS
| trial interest Of this country that mas given
the North to-day her wealth.
| With these facts staring us Ill The lace, why
| in the name of reason and common sense does
| Abbeville stand idleo Has she no interest az
stake? With sphinX-like silence she ioids
her hands, and lets the golden opportan1t,ess nnes
yourselves and realize the lmpoi lance ol i.i,
| mediate and determined effort 10 stop tnis
enormous drain that steadily foWs impoVer,,
iShing our pcOplc, that has wcll-ngn saPpcu
our life blood and has gone TO Dullu UP ilhG en-
rich the North and West. With these facts
before us it is hardly necessary to argue lhe
benefits 10 accrue 10 the farmers of this conn
| ~ BY establishing in our midst cotton fac
| tory. 1t effects the individual interest Oh eF.
cry man in Abbevtllc county-no matter VIVA
may be his profession, ana let IL now nG uil
dcrStuod that this movement Is not confined
| TO the farmers but to all who have the com
mon interest Of the people at hcarCarc cor,
daily invited 10 cooperate with us. ltn
cotton factory started other industries VIII
naturally follow.
Then. gentlemen, we can diversity our farm
Ing with the knowledge that we nave q mar,
ket for our products and until as si'lu Delott
| we do have q homo market for our produces
diversified farming, which Is the llle Oh the
agriculturist, is doomed to disappointment
hone others will follow and show you tht
great benefits TO be derived from our lncreas
| ed population. The increase in the VaIue o
your lands, and last but not least, factory
here would continually pour from her colier:
throughout the year cash, an unknoWl
commodity In our midst, during the summer
months. . -
Gentlemen, l have given you the facts o
the advsahlity of n cotton factory. Now, a;
TO the feasibility men OF more means IMAM !
have must start it, and will help all that
can.
The Great Advantages of Factories
Speech of Judge COthran.
Judge ]. S. Cothran then said: Thi
is IL very interesting subject and very
important one. AS | understand IL ON
for a better market for their products, are
contemplating the building of cotton FAC
tory. Now, suppose there are ten or twelve
thousand bales OF cotton sold mere year
which is obliged TO come here; we have lost /
great deal Of our cotton trade by reason
other towns, notably Piedmont and Pelzer
offering Inducements In the way OF bcltc
prices. 1t is for those who patronize lhl:
market to build up for themselves go0C
market. 1t is conceded that Pelzer, Flcd
mont and the other factory towns pay more
for cotton than the towns around thcm-iroiI
a quarter to a half cent more. Now, II l2oM
bales of cotton come here on which 81 per BALI
more would be realized, that would make
$4,000 saved: if the farmer makes ten bales
he makes SlO Y he ma makes & twenty Pa6es InH ,cI
Jales of cotton could afford to invest SlOO In !
factory and make ten per cent: upon III:
| Investment; and the farmer making twenty
bales of cotton could take 500 stock ana make t
ten per cent on the investment, besides whal
ever dividends he might realize from tht
factory.
| 1t is not supposed that he puts his money
| in this factory rs q donation. Trion anC
other mills in Georgia have realized from II
TO n per cent. on their Investments. why
should we not do equally as well? Now
suppose the man making twenty bales oil cot
| ton realizes $40 increase in price, that woulC
be so on an Investment OF SlOO and whatever
dividends he might realize from the factory
| besides
Now il is matter in which We all are In
| u. *
costing something practical 1t is very easy
matter to make speech with nothing bu
wind in it. Let us have something practical
| r. seeis to me this county, take IL as u
stands, is the most beautiful section of land ir
| the State 1t has always been the most honI
ugcniouS county i'll South Carolina, solid po
| ltically and in every other respect-forIning
almost a perfect square and the Court HOUSE
am glad 10 see this spirit of enterprise ant
progress ing hold Of those who's younger
| ,,stl, ,t-iI1
have 10 leave the keeping OF the interests o
this grand old county of Abbeville. Every
thing that tends to its advancement, every
| thing that tends TO its Solidity, everything
| that tends to its prosperity is a matter which,
should be well considered by its people.
don't know to what extent this question has
| heen discussed. ii is large undertaking and
will require good deal of money TO carry II
would desire to hear from those who have
originated this enterprise and in the very
nature of things are expected to take the lead
would say we are greatly in need OF some
Thing of this kind. | am satisfied that those
who originated the idea arc intelligent
enough to carry il forward To successful
end
will not consume any more Of your time
| It Is not important to hear from me. for that
paper that Mr.. Jones has so carefully pre-
pared ought to be preserved and carefully
read by every man in the county. This is q
question that effects the interests not only o.
the farmers but all of our citizens
DIR. Hawthorne Thinks We'd Better
Pay Our Debts.
o. p. Hawthorn, of Due West. thought oul
people "were excessively ambitious" and
we're straning to do too much for our limited
financial ability. 'That the county was
struggling under liens and mortgages and II
was all we could do to keep our heads above
the water he thought that people had better
he paying their debts Instead of suuandcring
| their money in railroads and factories. HI